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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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